of Scotland Hebrides Islands --> the west coast of Scotland Isle Of Man --> between England and Scotland John O’Groat’s --> the northest point in Great Britain Land’s End --> the southest point in Great Britain LOCH LOMOND – the largest lake in Scotland BEN NEVIS – the highest mountain in Scotland and also in Britain LOCH NESS – also Scottish lake CLAN – type of Scottish family group (each clan has different pattern of kilt) Mc/Mac – it means “son of…”; Scots names begin in
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To what extent has the stability of class as a marker of identity changed in contemporary Britain? Discuss with reference to two examples from British television. In this essay I will be discussing how class is considered in modern day Britain and how people see class in their lives‚ I will also discuss how the class system is treated by the media through TV sitcoms and reality TV programs. The examples of modern television programs I have chosen as my subjects are massively popular and critically
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Federalists and Democratic-Republicans provided the U.S. with permanent political parties due to their interpretation of the Constitution‚ which would evolve and merge the beliefs of the two as time went on. When the political parties were created‚ people they might believed weaken the unity of the U.S.‚ but they checked and balanced each other out to make sure there would be no tyrannical party ruler. As the Federalists interpreted the Constitution loosely‚ mainly using the elastic clause‚ they
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which citizens can participate in politics in the UK without necessarily having to vote for example: joining a political party‚ boycotting‚ and even signing petitions and fund raising. All of these methods provide political involvement without a democratic vote being placed. Participation in marches has increased recently as more people see the effects of this form of involvement in politics. However‚ there is an argument that there has been a participation crisis over the past years in the UK. A
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Autocratic‚ Democratic‚ and Optimal Government: A Sketch W. A. Niskanen In his paper Niskanen provides valuable analysis of the effects of the voting rule‚ the progressivity of the tax structure‚ and the length of the fiscal horizon in democratic governments and interesting insights of the effect of alternative regimes on policies‚ such as war and immigration‚ that affect the number of people subject to the regime. His article follows Mancur Olson’s work called “Autocracy‚ Democracy‚ and Prosperity”
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This essay will focus on the two superpowers‚ France and Britain‚ with a respective of their colonies. It’s necessary to note that‚ there was a great difference between the colonial policies of France and Britain and this is what impacts rather or not decolonisation caused more problems than it solved. Mainly because‚ the Superpowers colonial process‚ had a direct influence of the procedure of colonized states gaining their independence. Decolonisation is defined as “the act of getting rid of
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Exam Dialogue №1 Holiday Making in Great Britain Gv: Excuse me‚ is this seat free? May I sit down here? Ul: Sure. Sit down‚ please. Gv: So‚ is this your first visit to England? Ul: Yes! It’s my first time here. Gv: Where have you already been in England? Ul: I went to London a couple of weeks ago. And there I saw an advertisement about Youth Hostel Association and decided to joint it immediately. Gv: Wow!!! That’s great. And I’ve been a member of YHA for 2 years. Ul: Do you like traveling
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Before the Industrial Revolution began in the late 1700s Britain mainly consisted of little agricultural communities and manufacturing was done mainly in the people’s homes or in rural stores using hand tools or simple machinery. When the Industrial Revolution began it lead the people into a new era‚ full of new inventions‚ mass production and steam power. Though industrialisation increased Goods manufacturing and improved the standard of living for a small portion of people‚ the poor and the working
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There were many things that made the colonists upset with the British‚ and therefore‚ led to the American Revolution. One event that made the colonists upset with Britain is the French and Indian War. After the war‚ Greta Britain was in a lot of debt‚ so they had to get money from somewhere. They started taxing the colonies‚ which made them very upset and angry because they didn’t think that they should be the one who had to pay it off. Another event that upset the colonists was the Boston Massacre
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Imperial Britain in the Victorian Era: A Time of Change During the Victorian era‚ the British Empire thrived as the most powerful imperial force in the world. It was a time of great change: in addition to continued expansion of the empire‚ there were also many advances in science‚ as well as the start of an industrial revolution. According to Eric Hobsbawm‚ there are three primary demands a state makes in terms of public art and architecture: “the first is to glorify power itself‚ which in the European
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